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Tubba-Gah Aboriginal Corporation, Wiradjuri People of Dubbo, NSW

Tubba-Gah Aboriginal Corporation represents the Wiradjuri people of Dubbo, NSW. For over 30 years the Wiradjuri people had a vision, of a Keeping Place where they could preserve precious artefacts to promote their history. With their vision realised, today the corporation has over 150 members, alongside pursuing many economic and social goals, for the community.
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Meet the Tubba-Gah Aboriginal Corporation

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Tubba-Gah Aboriginal Corporation represents the Wiradjuri people of Dubbo, NSW.

For over 30 years the Wiradjuri people had a vision, of a Keeping Place where they could preserve precious artefacts to promote their history. With their vision realised, today the corporation has over 150 members, alongside pursuing many economic and social goals, for the community.

Community Aspirations

Tubba-Gah wanted to use Jinchilla Gardens as a site for the Tubba-Gah Keeping Place. This will promote their history and support economic outcomes in the community through rental and event income from the conference centre, display and sell local art and establish agriculture in the garden grounds.

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Economic Development Journey

Key business development stages that Tubba-Gah went through include:

  • 1998 Corporation formed in 1998 to help acquire Native Title.
  • 2012 Corporation restructured to receive land use agreement; board experienced difficulty in developing momentum and realising goals.
  • 2014 Received Native Land Title determination
  • 2015 Started running tours (including music, dance and weaving) on land to prove financial sustainability. Began planning for Keeping Place.
  • 2020 Started working with Many Rivers in the Community Economic Development (CED) program

Upon joining Many Rivers in 2020, Tubba-Gah key achievements to date include:

  • Established an organised Board training session to develop vision and goals.
  • Many Rivers assisted with funding submission to Local Land Services, Aboriginal Affairs NSW, Environmental Trust and NIAA.
  • Secured $50,000 NIAA grant for the architectural design and Wiradjuri consultation and $78,000 to begin work on clearing invasive pine trees and reducing fire risks.

Outcomes

Lewis Burns, Director of Tubba-Gah explains:

“Without our Many Rivers coach David, we would still be looking for help. David is great and has been very helpful with understanding our ideas, our future direction and helping with grant applications. I remember the first grant we received actually had some leftover funding. It caused me a lot of anxiety, but David reassured us and helped contact the grant provider to let them know, it was a huge relief to have that support.”

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The future for Tubba-Gah

Complete phase 2 of the “Keeping Place Project” by having expert consultants complete a feasibility study and business plan for the Keeping Place at Jinchilla. This will inform the third phase where the corporation seeks funding to begin capital works through the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation and other avenues.

For more information, visit:
Website: https://tubba-gah.org/index.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TubbaGahDirectDescendantsAboriginalCorporation

Keeping Place Project: https://nguluway.designinc.com.au/projects/tubba-gah 

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